पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 8, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.15 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यं हि न व्यथयन्त्येते पुरुषं पुरुषर्षभ।

समदुःखसुखं धीरं सोऽमृतत्वाय कल्पते।।2.15।।
"2.15 The hero whose soul is unmoved by circumstance, who accepts pleasure and pain with equanimity, only he is fit for immortality." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya170.83°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra192.25°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala170.53°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha174.31°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.32°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra216.23°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani282.76°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

Chicago, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-6)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:50 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:16 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:11 – 11:37
Yamaganda14:29 – 15:55
Gulika Kāla07:20 – 08:46
Varjyam06:23 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:54 – 07:20 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:20 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:46 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:11 – 11:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:37 – 13:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:03 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:29 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:55 – 17:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:21 – 18:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:55 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:29 – 22:03 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:03 – 23:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:37 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:11 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:46 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:20 – 05:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871030.27
Julian Day2459495.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1571°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)19.29°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1571°), declination -5.90°, EoT 13.23 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2021-10-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)